Jace Hair, 8, waits on his mother, sister, aunt and cousins to arrive at the Alabama Cruise Terminal in Mobile on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Triumph made its emergency docking in Mobile after a Feb. 10 engine room fire spawned a harrowing few days adrift in the Gulf of Mexico. (Kelli Dugan/kdugan@al.com)

With marching orders stemming from a fleet-wide review imminent, Carnival Cruise Lines endured Monday the latest in a series of disruptions to operations with the temporary closing of its Grand Turk port.

Caribbean News Now is reporting the cruise line’s port on the capital island of the Turks and Caicos Islands, has been shut down while “sanitation measures” are taken in the wake of a norovirus that has sickened at least 25 on the islands.

“We have assembled an expert team from across the company, as well as a variety of outside experts to complete the assessment. We expect to make an announcement early next week on the initial steps of our implementation program based on the results of our review,” the statement reads.

Meanwhile, Carnival Dream's emergency generator malfunctioned March 14 during a regular port of call in St. Maarten, prompting officials to arrange passenger transport home rather than risk finishing the final leg of the cruise without backup power even though “all necessary regulatory authorities” had granted permission to do just that.

“The ship’s power plant, propulsion and hotel systems are fully operational. Aside from some periodic interruptions to restroom and elevator service for a few hours (March 12), at no time have any of the ship’s systems and services not been functional. One public restroom was taken offline for cleaning Tuesday evening, but otherwise there were no issues with sanitation functionality or cleanliness on the vessel. Reports to the contrary are completely false,” the statement reads.

“Upon arrival in Port Canaveral…, we will install a replacement emergency generator, followed by the appropriate inspections and approvals to operate our next scheduled voyage on Saturday, March 23.”

The statement also acknowledged a “technical issue” with Carnival Legend’s propulsion system was having a “minor effect” on that ship’s maximum speed but only by a “few nautical miles per hour versus normal capacity,” meaning it would make its scheduled arrival Sunday morning in Tampa and then depart within hours “while technicians continue to make progress on the repairs.”

And finally, officials denied claims Carnival Elation was under tow while it traveled the Mississippi River.

“At no time has the Carnival Elation been under tow or required the assistance of a tug boat… The ship is experiencing a minor technical issue with the steering function of one of its two redundant Azipod propulsion units and the tug that is trailing the ship while it travels on the Mississippi River is purely a precautionary measure,” the statement reads.

The company also stated none of the technical disruptions appear related and apologized to passengers for any inconveniences caused.

“Carnival Cruise Lines carries some 4.5 million passengers a year and operates thousands of cruises without incident,” the statement reads.